From Belfast to Sana’a
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When I was a child, war was a secret. And you certainly couldn’t call it war. It was known as the Troubles. Even its name was a kind of disguise. The…
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What to Do About Fake Drake Songs
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On April 3, 2001, Alanis Morissette and Don Henley appeared before Congress in a bid to save the music industry. Henley, the drummer and a lead vocalist for the Eagles, was…
In Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City,” the Artist Is Present
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The notion of a perfect movie is absurd, but some movies attain an ideal synthesis of the director’s body of work. Wes Anderson’s latest, “Asteroid City,” is one such film. Although…
Revisiting Portland’s “Summer of Rage”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The demonstrations that took place in Portland, Oregon, in the course of 2020 might constitute the most thoroughly documented social movement in American history. At least when I was there—in August…
Rediscovering an Unsung Champion of the French New Wave
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story History is filled with secret heroes whose behind-the-scenes actions are essential to the exploits of public-facing heroes. Bringing these figures out of the shadows is a key role of historians. Helen…
Edward Steed’s “A Loveliness of Ladybugs”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Landscape artists paint sweeping vistas, regarding the wonder of the world from a certain distance. Cartoonists, when evoking natural scenes, often zero in on smaller details, like the bugs that tumble…
How Ayo Edebiri Went from Being an “Uncomfortable Child” to a Star of “The Bear”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On an unseasonably warm day in April, the actor and comedian Ayo Edebiri stood in a brightly lit kitchen, considering a cannolo. Edebiri is one of the stars of the television…
Burying Indiana Jones
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s been forty-two years since moviegoers met Dr. Henry (Indiana) Jones—a rugged archeologist who relishes fighting over the past a little more than he seems to care for it. “That belongs…
Deborah Levy’s Search for a Major Female Character
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the 2022 song “Anything but Me,” MUNA, a pop group known for sweet, close harmonies and an aesthetic of “queer joy,” sings, “You’re gonna say that I’m on a high…
The Things We Carry
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